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CHINA CHAIR™ The China Chair™ was designed by HansJ. Wegner, in 1 944 and it stands out as the only solid wood chair in the Fritz Hansen collection. Wegner found inspiration for this timeless classic in Chinese chairs from the 17*1 and 1 8lh Centuries. The China Chair epitomizes his lifelong quest to understand the nature of wood and explore its possibilities. In Wegners modern interpretation of ancient Chinese chairs, he unfolds his talent as a wood craftsman along with his flair for expressive and sculptural functionalism.

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WOOD TYPES PRODUCT DESCRIPTION HansJ. Wegner used several years perfecting the design of his China Chair'". He has made various designs with the same aesthetics and visual appearance but this version is the only one that went into production and is still being produced. The original design was made out of cherry wood and even though it has been made in different types of wood over time, cherry is still used for producing the chair today. The China Chair'" armchair comes in two types of solid wood: natural cherry and black coloured ash. The chair has a reversible seat cushion, upholstered in...

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